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    Psalm 111  
     
1
  Alleluia.
    I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, •
    in the company of the faithful and in the congregation.
     
2
  The works of the Lord are great, •
    sought out by all who delight in them.
     
3
  His work is full of majesty and honour •
    and his righteousness endures for ever.
     
4
  He appointed a memorial for his marvellous deeds; •
    the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
     
5
  He gave food to those who feared him; •
    he is ever mindful of his covenant.
     
6
  He showed his people the power of his works •
    in giving them the heritage of the nations.
     
7
  The works of his hands are truth and justice; •
    all his commandments are sure.
     
8
  They stand fast for ever and ever; •
    they are done in truth and equity.
     
9
  He sent redemption to his people;
    he commanded his covenant for ever; •
    holy and awesome is his name.
     
10
  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    a good understanding have those who live by it; •
    his praise endures for ever.
     
    Psalm 112  
     
1
  Alleluia.
    Blessed are those who fear the Lord •
    and have great delight in his commandments.
     
2
  Their descendants will be mighty in the land, •
    a generation of the faithful that will be blest.
     
3
  Wealth and riches will be in their house, •
    and their righteousness endures for ever.
     
4
  Light shines in the darkness for the upright; •
    gracious and full of compassion are the righteous.
     
5
  It goes well with those who are generous in lending •
    and order their affairs with justice,
     
6
  For they will never be shaken; •
    the righteous will be held in everlasting remembrance.
     
7
  They will not be afraid of any evil tidings; •
    their heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
     
8
  Their heart is sustained and will not fear, •
    until they see the downfall of their foes.
     
9
  They have given freely to the poor;
    their righteousness stands fast for ever; •
    their head will be exalted with honour.
     
10
  The wicked shall see it and be angry;
    they shall gnash their teeth in despair; •
    the desire of the wicked shall perish.
     
    Psalm 113  
     
1
  Alleluia.
    Give praise, you servants of the Lord, •
    O praise the name of the Lord.
     
2
  Blessed be the name of the Lord, •
    from this time forth and for evermore.
     
3
  From the rising of the sun to its setting •
    let the name of the Lord be praised.
     
4
  The Lord is high above all nations •
    and his glory above the heavens.
     
5
  Who is like the Lord our God,
    that has his throne so high, •
    yet humbles himself to behold
    the things of heaven and earth?
     
6
  He raises the poor from the dust •
    and lifts the needy from the ashes,
     
7
  To set them with princes, •
    with the princes of his people.
     
8
  He gives the barren woman a place in the house •
    and makes her a joyful mother of children.
    Alleluia.
     
    Psalm 114  
     
1
  When Israel came out of Egypt, •
    the house of Jacob from a people of a strange tongue,
     
2
  Judah became his sanctuary, •
    Israel his dominion.
     
3
  The sea saw that, and fled; •
    Jordan was driven back.
     
4
  The mountains skipped like rams, •
    the little hills like young sheep.
     
5
  What ailed you, O sea, that you fled? •
    O Jordan, that you were driven back?
     
6
  You mountains, that you skipped like rams, •
    you little hills like young sheep?
     
7
  Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, •
    at the presence of the God of Jacob,
     
8
  Who turns the hard rock into a pool of water, •
    the flint-stone into a springing well.
     
    Psalm 115  
     
1
  Not to us, Lord, not to us,
    but to your name give the glory, •
    for the sake of your loving mercy and truth.
     
2
  Why should the nations say, •
    'Where is now their God?'
     
3
  As for our God, he is in heaven; •
    he does whatever he pleases.
     
4
  Their idols are silver and gold, •
    the work of human hands.
     
5
  They have mouths, but cannot speak; •
    eyes have they, but cannot see;
     
6
  They have ears, but cannot hear; •
    noses have they, but cannot smell;
     
7
  They have hands, but cannot feel;
    feet have they, but cannot walk; •
    not a whisper do they make from their throats.
     
8
  Those who make them shall become like them •
    and so will all who put their trust in them.
     
     
9
  But you, Israel, put your trust in the Lord; •
    he is their help and their shield.
     
10
  House of Aaron, trust in the Lord; •
    he is their help and their shield.
     
11
  You that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord; •
    he is their help and their shield.
     
12
  The Lord has been mindful of us and he will bless us; •
    may he bless the house of Israel;
    may he bless the house of Aaron;
     
13
  May he bless those who fear the Lord, •
    both small and great together.
     
14
  May the Lord increase you more and more, •
    you and your children after you.
     
15
  May you be blest by the Lord, •
    the maker of heaven and earth.
     
16
  The heavens are the heavens of the Lord, •
    but the earth he has entrusted to his children.
     
17
  The dead do not praise the Lord, •
    nor those gone down into silence;
     
18
  But we will bless the Lord, •
    from this time forth for evermore.
    Alleluia.
     
    Psalm 116  
     
1
  I love the Lord,
    for he has heard the voice of my supplication; •
    because he inclined his ear to me
    on the day I called to him.
     
2
  The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pains of hell took hold of me; •
    by grief and sorrow was I held.
     
3
  Then I called upon the name of the Lord: •
    'O Lord, I beg you, deliver my soul.'
     
4
  Gracious is the Lord and righteous; •
    our God is full of compassion.
     
5
  The Lord watches over the simple; •
    I was brought very low and he saved me.
     
6
  Turn again to your rest, O my soul, •
    for the Lord has been gracious to you.
     
7
  For you have delivered my soul from death, •
    my eyes from tears and my feet from falling.
     
8
  I will walk before the Lord •
    in the land of the living.
     
     
9
  I believed that I should perish
    for I was sorely troubled; •
    and I said in my alarm,
    'Everyone is a liar.'
     
10
  How shall I repay the Lord •
    for all the benefits he has given to me?
     
11
  I will lift up the cup of salvation •
    and call upon the name of the Lord.
     
12
  I will fulfil my vows to the Lord •
    in the presence of all his people.
     
13
  Precious in the sight of the Lord •
    is the death of his faithful servants.
     
14
  O Lord, I am your servant, •
    your servant, the child of your handmaid;
    you have freed me from my bonds.
     
15
  I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving •
    and call upon the name of the Lord.
     
16
  I will fulfil my vows to the Lord •
    in the presence of all his people,
     
17
  In the courts of the house of the Lord, •
    in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
    Alleluia.
     
    Psalm 117  
     
1
  O praise the Lord, all you nations; •
    praise him, all you peoples.
     
2
  For great is his steadfast love towards us, •
    and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever.
    Alleluia.
     
    Psalm 118  
     
1
  O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; •
    his mercy endures for ever.
     
2
  Let Israel now proclaim, •
    'His mercy endures for ever.'
     
3
  Let the house of Aaron now proclaim, •
    'His mercy endures for ever.'
     
4
  Let those who fear the Lord proclaim, •
    'His mercy endures for ever.'
     
     
5
  In my constraint I called to the Lord; •
    the Lord answered and set me free.
     
6
  The Lord is at my side; I will not fear; •
    what can flesh do to me?
     
7
  With the Lord at my side as my saviour, •
    I shall see the downfall of my enemies.
     
8
  It is better to take refuge in the Lord •
    than to put any confidence in flesh.
     
9
  It is better to take refuge in the Lord •
    than to put any confidence in princes.
     
10
  All the nations encompassed me, •
    but by the name of the Lord I drove them back.
     
11
  They hemmed me in, they hemmed me in on every side, •
    but by the name of the Lord I drove them back.
     
12
  They swarmed about me like bees;
    they blazed like fire among thorns, •
    but by the name of the Lord I drove them back.
     
13
  Surely, I was thrust to the brink, •
    but the Lord came to my help.
     
     
14
  The Lord is my strength and my song, •
    and he has become my salvation.
     
15
  Joyful shouts of salvation •
    sound from the tents of the righteous:
     
16
  'The right hand of the Lord does mighty deeds;
    the right hand of the Lord raises up; •
    the right hand of the Lord does mighty deeds.'
     
17
  I shall not die, but live •
    and declare the works of the Lord.
     
18
  The Lord has punished me sorely, •
    but he has not given me over to death.
     
     
19
  Open to me the gates of righteousness, •
    that I may enter and give thanks to the Lord.
     
20
  This is the gate of the Lord; •
    the righteous shall enter through it.
     
21
  I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me •
    and have become my salvation.
     
22
  The stone which the builders rejected •
    has become the chief cornerstone.
     
23
  This is the Lord's doing, •
    and it is marvellous in our eyes.
     
24
  This is the day that the Lord has made; •
    we will rejoice and be glad in it.
     
25
  Come, O Lord, and save us we pray. •
    Come, Lord, send us now prosperity.
     
26
  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; •
    we bless you from the house of the Lord.
     
27
  The Lord is God; he has given us light; •
    link the pilgrims with cords
    right to the horns of the altar.
     
     
28
  You are my God and I will thank you; •
    you are my God and I will exalt you.
     
29
  O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; •
    his mercy endures for ever.
     
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